A detailed review of the PinePhone, a Linux-based smartphone, focusing on its hardware, current software limitations, and target developer audience.
Argues that software developers should rely on Linux distribution maintainers for packaging and distribution, rather than distributing binaries themselves.
Stack Overflow co-founder Joel Spolsky discusses his 'sabbatical', new CEO, and his current role as chairman of three tech companies.
Authors of scikit-learn receive a major scientific prize, highlighting a cultural shift towards recognizing open-source software as valuable academic contribution.
An interview discussing the importance of PostgreSQL extensions and how they transform it from a relational database into a versatile data platform.
An overview of the Godot game engine, comparing it to other options and showcasing its features for 2D/3D game development.
A guide to building an open-source Jeopardy! game with custom hardware buzzers, 3D printing, and NodeJS/AngularJS software.
Developer open-sources his old Windows Phone 7.x and 8.x apps on GitHub under the MIT license.
A developer shares their Hacktoberfest 2019 contributions, including pull requests merged for DEV.to and the Storybook learning site.
A developer's update on Sourcehut's progress, including web-based patchsets, and Wayland news like sway improvements and a new book.
Explores how governance in open source projects can be manipulated, drawing parallels to political gerrymandering, using examples like Apache Cassandra.
An open source developer draws parallels between community building in software and neighborhood revitalization, emphasizing kindness and proactive effort.
A guide to participating in Hacktoberfest 2019, focusing on contributing to open source PowerShell projects and finding issues to work on.
The article critiques the Free Software Foundation's pedantic language, arguing it alienates potential supporters and harms the free software movement's growth.
A developer ends an experiment to fund open source maintainers via sponsorship messages during software installation, discussing the challenges of open source sustainability.
An open source funding experiment that displays ethical ads in the console to support maintainer work on packages like StandardJS.
A guide on building a successful open source project, focusing on solving real problems, quality code, and developer adoption.
A software engineer explains that experience comes from solving diverse problems, not just time, and suggests ways to find them.
A recap of KubeCon Shanghai 2019, highlighting China's massive scale in cloud native adoption and its growing role in open source contributions.
A maintainer discusses how to guide contributors in free software projects, identifying their strengths and fostering growth across various roles like coding, documentation, and support.
